July 27, 2018 Phunuru called in this morning (his evening) to report that all is well with his Kili Team! The team had a great climb from Shira Camp up to the Lava Tower (14,500ft). After lunch at the Lava Tower they dropped down do Barranco Camp which sits right at the base of […]
July 26, 2018 IMG Guide Phunuru Sherpa called in from Shira Camp reporting that the team had a much drier day today. The climb from Machame Camp to Shira Camp is a fun one. The trail leaves the treeline behind pretty early in the day and transitions into what we call the zone of weird […]
July 20, 2018 Phunuru Sherpa called in this afternoon with a final report from safari. The team the team had an absolutely wonderful day in the Ngorongoro Crater. The crater is roughly 16km by 19km and home to almost all of the animals of the Serengeti. I remember the safari driver on my safari […]
July 19, 2018 Phunuru Sherpa called this afternoon from their Serengeti Wilderness Camp reporting that the team arrived to the Serengeti yesterday and got right to it by seeing tons and tons of animals. Zebras, elephants, wildebeests, gazelles… the list goes on and on. They pulled into their camp with just enough time to […]
July 17, 2018 IMG Guide Phunuru Sherpa called in from Moshi reporting that all is well. The team enjoyed their final day on the trail this morning, though they made quick work of it! The team was back in Moshi for lunch and some afternoon decompression. After some down time, the team got cleaned […]
July 16, 2018 I received two great phone calls from Phunuru… The first came in last night at about 8:30pm PST (6:30am Kili time), it was Phunuru calling in from the summit! He said it was a great climb, they were out in front of all of the other teams and were able to […]
July 15, 2018 I received a short dispatch from Phunuru this morning. He said the team is doing well at Barafu Camp (15,400ft) and they’re all looking forward to their summit attempt in a few hours. They’ll ‘wake up’ at 11:00PM and hit the trail at 11:30pm. If all goes as planned they’ll be on […]
July 13, 2018 We got word from Phunuru that the team had another heckuva a day on the trail today. They enjoyed the hike and the challenge of getting up to the Lava Tower (14,500ft.) for lunch. After lunch it was pretty much all downhill to Barranco Camp which sits at about 13,000ft., right in […]
July 12, 2018 Phunuru checked in this morning with some good news… despite the less than ideal weather yesterday, the team enjoyed great views and much better weather today on their trek up to 12,000ft at Shira Camp. Once in camp, they settled into their tents, had some tea, and explored a bit. Tomorrow […]
July 11, 2018 Things got off to a bit of a chilly & wet start on Kilimanjaro today, but that didn’t dampen the spirits of Phunuru and his team! Despite the weather they enjoyed the hike through the jungle and made it to Machame Camp (10,000ft.) where they warmed up with some hot soup […]
